"The fog is the biggest problem in these conditions," Waldner said. "Too much moisture in the air and (there is) no more reaction from the salt. The crystal was totally dead."

A slalom event scheduled on Sunday is also at risk.

"It is not easy because the weather forecast is not changing," Waldner said.

Since 1967, the Adelboden giant slalom winner's roll reads like a list of men's Alpine greats.

The first World Cup winner was Jean-Claude Killy, and Ingemar Stenmark, Alberto Tomba and Hermann Maier also won here.

Adelboden has been a good venue for four-time defending overall World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher. The Austrian has won on the snow-covered cow pasture five times in giant slalom or slalom during his title streak.

Hirscher, who leads overall this season, tops the giant slalom standings after three race wins, and is second in slalom behind Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway.

It was unclear Saturday if the Adelboden giant slalom could be rescheduled at a different venue in the weeks ahead.

A view of the course after an alpine ski, men's World Cup giant slalom was canceled due to bad weather, in Adelboden, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)